Device fob steering autos



Dec. 23, 1924.

- L. c. REYNOLDS DEVICE FOR STEERING AUTOS Filed June 16, 1921 w i m @wn. m f mfi m w 6 7 a w p i 6 9* m a a 0 m L a 6 W 4 a m 2; v M w T6 3 a2 l .m 0 1 I w w w w iatented Dec. 23, 1924. filmy I 1,520,598 UNITEDSTATES PATENT OFFICE.

LEWIS C. REYNOLDS, OF LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA.

DEVICE FOR STEERING AUTOS.

Application filed June 16, 1921. Serial No. 478,048.

To all whom it may concern: below the rail 5, where the same has pivotalBe it known that I, Lnwis C. REYNOLDS, connection with the operating rod8 as at 9, a citizen of the United States, residing at Los the forwardend of the rod 8 having pivotal Angeles, in the county of Los Angelesand connection with one arm of the bell crank 60 State of California,have invented a new and lever 10, as at 1.1, the bell crank lever beinguseful Device for Steering Autos, of which pivotally connected to theunder side of the the following is a specification. side rail as bymeans of the pivot pin 12.

This invention relates to motor vehicles, The forward extremity of thebell crank.

and more particularly to a novel form of lever 10 is provided with anelongated open- 0 steering means, whereby the operator may ing 13, whichaccommodates the pin 14: sup

control the movements of the front wheels ported by the steering rod 15,which steering by one hand. rod has pivotal connection with the arms Afurther object of the invention is to 16, as at 17. These arms 16 haveconnection provide a device of this character which will with the stubshafts 18 on which the front be so located as to permit of free use ofthe wheels 19 of the vehicle operate, so that moveoperators limbs andfeet in the operation of ment of the rod 15 will result in relative theclutch and brake pedals of the machine. movements of the arms 16 toaccomplish A still further object of the invention is the steering ofthe vehicle. t0 provide a device Of this character which At the upperend of the controlling arm will not interfere with the passing of theop- 6 is positioned a hand grip 20 which is diserator to and from thevehicle. posed in proximity to the operators seat,

lVith the foregoing and other objects in where the same may beconveniently grasped view which will appear as the description by onehand of the operator. Thus it will proceeds, the inventi0n resides in hC H be seen that as the controlling arm 6 is moved so bination andarrangement of parts and in forward or rearwardly, the front wheels 19the details of construction hereinafter deof the vehicle are movedaccordingly, the scribed and claimed, it being understood that operationof the arm 6 being accomplished by changes in he pre ise em 0dimen theone hand of the operator leaving the other invention herein disclosed,may be made hand free to manipulate the gear shift lever within thescope of what is claimed, without d brak departing from the spirit ofthe invention. Having thus described the invention, what Referring tothe drawing z-- i laim d as new is Figure 1 is a fragm n P n View Of iIn a device of the class described, an axle otor vehic1e chassis showinga steering having spindles mounted at the ends thereof, mechanism inaccordance with the present arms I t di w dly from the inV n i n s app id theretospindles, a connecting rod for connecting Figure 2 is afragmental side elevational th arms, id arm having a pin extending Viewf the controlling and the rod upwardly therefrom, a bell crank leverhavwhich connects the controlling arm to the j an iff t ti f d with anelonr ng gated opening to receive the pin and connect Figure 3 is afragmental elevatlolml the connecting rod to the bell crank lever,disclosing the operating rod and handle at an perating d h i ction withthe upp end thereofthe bell crank lever, a controlling arm hav- Figure 4is a fragmental detail view of ing: h dl t it upper d d h i it j thehandle portion of the controlling arm. lgiiier d i t ll connected ith thOPE];

Referring to the drawing in detail: the ating rod and said controllingarm being reference character 5 designates 011G rail of pivotallyconnected to a support adjacent to a motor vehicle chassis, on which ispivotally it lower d, supported a controlling arm 6, the control Intestimony that I claim the foregoing m5 ling arm being of a length sothat the upper as my own, I have hereto affixed my slgnaextremitythereof, terminates at a polnt in ture in the presence of two witnesses.

proximity to the operators seat of the motor LEWIS C. REYNOLDS.

vehicle.

The controlling arm 6 has plvotal connec- Witnesses: tion with the rail5 as at 7, the lower ex- JAMES GUY,

tremity of the arm 6 terminating at a point WILLIAM GUNNARSSQN.

